Posted on 07/21/2006 1:21:36 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 21, 2006 - 16:09
Alison Stewart is the too-cool host of MSNBC's 'The Most,' which as its promo page explains:
"Give[s] viewers a look at 'the most' sought-after stories of the day. Every day, 'The Most' will report on the most searched stories on the Internet, the most viewed stories from a multitude of news sources, the most e-mailed stories or photo images, the most downloaded music or blogged-about subject matter and the most viewed television programs or movies."
Ending her show this afternoon, Stewart focused on the brief, joshing back rub Pres. Bush administered to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Featured at the do-it-yourself TV site YouTube, Stewart wanted us to know that, among the search terms that would return video of the event are 'grope' and 'creepy.'
Question for Alison: ever informed viewers what search terms would return 'Juanita Broaddrick'? Just wondering.
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GWB's actions were not presidential. I seem to remember something he did about a year ago when I said the same thing, but I can't recall what it was. Merkel is a head of state and needs to be treated with respect in public. GWB may be a friendly guy and likes to give everybody nicknames and such, but many natural behaviors have to be controlled when you're president. He's a head of state too and needs to act like one at all times. The Clintons defined down the office of the president. We' don't need a Republican doing the same.
Go back to the Moon if you dare to compare Bush's innocent back rub with the presidential rapes and intern-blowjobs of Clinton, Moonbat.
GWB does need to be more careful about acting presidential.
Regardless of how we might do shoulder rubbing in our families, and regardless of how the Clinton family discusses boxers or briefs, that wasn't the setting for this gesture. Decorum is not mere a nicety.
LOL, I´m wondering what all this fuss is about! Really.
German newspapers comment not on the President´s gesture but on the reaction of the American news and web-users. It was meant as a friendly gesture by Pres. Bush, but it´s clearly visible that Merkel was surprised and didn´t like it until she found out it was meant funny. No problem at all, let´s go on.
A story and video are on the front page of CNN.com, too. This is the stupidest thing to make front page news. This is our hackjob US media doing their best to undermine our President world wide.
Germany´s (and Europe´s) most-read tabloid titled "Bush´s love attack for Merkel". You know, just two days before he did that, he visited her in a rather private atmosphere in her constituency and they were having a BBQ with their partners. I think Bush just wanted to show the world that he´s sympathy for her, under these circumstances it´s NOT an expression of disrespect.
ROTFLMAO - I love Churchill stories. I'll remember that one.
Yes indeed.
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